Looking for different green bean varieties to trial? Take a look at the tasty options breeders and distributors to find one that fits your growing conditions.
Upright plants set consistent yields of smooth, straight pods, even in warmer planting slots. The pods are set high for more efficient harvest and most caps and stems are retained, lengthening shelf life. Expect medium dark-green pods that are predominately 4 sieve, 5½ inches long. They are good for bagged product. ‘Bartram’ is widely adapted. Matures in 55 days.
A gorgeous magenta-colored wax, filet bean. The internal pod color is yellow. These dwarf purple bush beans are refined and slender in shape with 2 sieve size. A very vigorous seedling. ‘Celine’ is completely stringless with round pods that are sweet and tender. This unique bean is a market standout and is widely adapted. Matures in 55 to 58 days.
‘Dark Horse’ has an upright plant habit with excellent pod quality and uniformity. It features a great pod set and position for high-yield potential. Matures in 58 days.
‘Jackson’ is Clifton Seed’s exclusive green bush bean! It has uniform pods that are a very dark-green color. Straight bean with excellent yields. The sieve size is 3 to 4. Matures in 56 days.
‘Kestrel’ is a prolific, high yielder! Sturdy upright bush, open for easy hand or mechanical harvest. It produces straight, dark-green, predominately 4 sieve size pods. Perfect for fresh market. Matures in 58 days.
‘Lasalle’ is a high quality bush bean that is easy to harvest. The strong upright plants hold pods mid-high. It produces heavy yields of uniform, straight pods. The average is 6 inches long and predominantly a 4 seive. It has a strong heat set and widely adapted. Matures in 54 days.
‘Lewis’ has medium 5½ -inch, dark-green, straight pods. A 3 to 4 sieve on upright plants offers high pod placement for easy harvest. This bush bean has a large yield potential. It’s patented and matures in 53 days.
‘Lunar’ has a very sturdy, erect plant habit with uniform, dark-green pods. Bred for the fresh market segment under hot growing conditions. It produces 3 to 4 sieve pods and a high percentage of penducles. Matures in 56 days.
Nyquist (Vegetables by Bayer, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.)
‘Nyquist’ is a high-quality, fresh market green bean with dark-green pods. It has an anticipated robust disease package! Regions: North America and Eastern U.S. Matures in 58 days.
‘Pharaoh’ is a sybaris type with dark-green color and mostly 4 sieve size. It’s an upright plant that harvests cleanly. A majority of the pods (approximately 80%) retain their peduncles. Offers high yields. A Stokes Exclusive! Matures in 59 days.
‘PV-857’ is a very good heat setting bush bean. It produces 3 to 4 sieve size pods set high for clean harvest and excellent recovery. Great for fresh market. Matures in 53 days.
‘SV1003GF’ is a newer wax bean that delivers consistent yields. It has a slightly darker yellow pod and is quickly becoming a grower favorite! Average pod length is 5½ inches. Regions: U.S. and Canada. Matures in 56 days.
‘Sybaris’ has proven itself to be one of the highest quality green beans on the market. The pods are shiny and dark green in color. The sieve size remains in the 3s and 4s and can hold longer in the field. Regions: U.S. and Canada. Matures in 55 days.
